After leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 37-45 record, their first playoff berth in nine years and helping them stretch the top-seeded Boston Celtics to seven games in the first round, Mike Woodson was retained as the Hawks' head coach with a two-year extension offered to him by new general manager Rick Sund.

I'm no expert on the Hawks, by any means, but it seems like a positive move to me. They're definitely a team on the rise.

"It, uh... it was not supposed to be a fight to the death.""Trust me, they're better off now.""Yeah, you're probably right."